( pausing near the top, he took a moment to set the counterweight, drawing the ladder back up with a harsh scrape of metal and a rough clatter. bucky winced himself from the noise, and then looked sheepishly up at matt with a frown. )

Shit. Sorry. I. That. ( with a grunt akin to a frustrated groan, he climbed over the edge proper and sighed. )

Glad it'll only be an aspirin, really. And, well, wouldn't want to spoil the surprise now would I?